Sunan Ibn Majah
The Chapters on Charity
كتاب الصدقات
Chapter 1
الرُّجُوعِ فِي الصَّدَقَةِ
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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Waki narrated to us: Hisham ibn Sad narrated to us, from Zayd ibn Aslam, from his father, from Umar ibn al-Khattab, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Do not take back your charity.”
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The Arabic chain is supplied in full; the imperative prohibition is direct.
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Abd al-Rahman ibn Ibrahim al-Dimashqi narrated to us: al-Walid ibn Muslim narrated to us: al-Awzai narrated to us: Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Ali narrated to me: Said ibn al-Musayyab narrated to me: Abdullah ibn al-Abbas narrated to me, saying: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The likeness of one who gives charity and then takes it back is that of a dog that vomits, then returns and eats its vomit.”
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The Arabic chain is fully included. The simile is kept in the forceful form found in this wording.
Chapter 2
مَنْ تَصَدَّقَ بِصَدَقَةٍ فَوَجَدَهَا تُبَاعُ هَلْ يَشْتَرِيهَا
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Tamim ibn al-Muntasir al-Wasiti narrated to us: Ishaq ibn Yusuf narrated to us, from Sharik, from Hisham ibn Urwah, from Umar ibn Abdullah ibn Umar—that is, from his father, from his grandfather Umar—that Umar gave a horse in charity during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He later saw its recipient selling it at a low price, so he went to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him about it. He said, “Do not buy back your charity.”
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The narrator himself clarifies the chain: Umar ibn Abdullah, from his father, from his grandfather Umar. The phrase بِكَسْرٍ is rendered as selling at a low price.
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Yahya ibn Hakim narrated to us: Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us: Sulayman al-Taymi narrated to us, from Abu Uthman al-Nahdi, from Abdullah ibn Amir, from al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, that he provided someone with a horse called Ghamr—or Ghamrah. He later saw a colt—or filly—from its offspring being sold and attributed to his horse, so he forbade its purchase.
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The Arabic itself gives alternatives in the horse name (Ghamr or Ghamrah) and in the foal (male or female); both are preserved. The verb describes providing someone with a horse, and the closing prohibition is translated in light of the sale context.
Chapter 3
مَنْ تَصَدَّقَ بِصَدَقَةٍ ثُمَّ وَرِثَهَا
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Ali ibn Muhammad narrated to us: Waki narrated to us, from Sufyan, from Abdullah ibn Ata, from Abdullah ibn Buraydah, from his father, who said: A woman came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, “Messenger of Allah, I gave my mother one of my enslaved women, and she has died.” He said, “May Allah reward you and return the inheritance to you.”
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The Arabic chain is fully included. The closing phrase says the inheritance returned to the woman; the English witness adds a parenthetical explanation absent from the Arabic.
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Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us: Abdullah ibn Jafar al-Raqqi narrated to us: Ubaydullah narrated to us, from Abd al-Karim, from Amr ibn Shuaib, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, “I gave my mother a garden of mine, and she has died, leaving no heir other than me.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Your charity is established, and your garden has returned to you.”
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The chain is rendered in full. The Arabic says that the mother left no heir besides the son; the return of the garden is stated separately from the validity of the charity.
Chapter 4
مَنْ وَقَفَ
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Nasr ibn Ali al-Jahdami narrated to us: Mutamir ibn Sulayman narrated to us, from Ibn Awn, from Nafi, from Ibn Umar, who said: Umar ibn al-Khattab acquired land at Khaybar and went to the Prophet ﷺ for his advice. He said, “Messenger of Allah, I have acquired property at Khaybar, and I have never acquired anything more precious to me than it. What do you advise me to do with it?” He said, “If you wish, retain its principal and give its yield in charity.” Umar then dedicated it on the condition that its principal would not be sold, given away, or inherited. Its yield was to go to the poor, relatives, the emancipation of enslaved people, the cause of Allah, travelers, and guests. There was no blame on the person administering it to partake of it reasonably or to feed a friend, without treating it as his own wealth.
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The complete chain and all terms of the endowment are included. The Arabic specifies keeping the principal intact and distributing its yield. غير متمول indicates that the administrator must not appropriate or accumulate the property as personal wealth.
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Muhammad ibn Abi Umar al-Adani narrated to us: Sufyan narrated to us, from Ubaydullah ibn Umar, from Nafi, from Ibn Umar, who said: Umar ibn al-Khattab said, “Messenger of Allah, the hundred shares at Khaybar are the most beloved property I have ever acquired. I want to give them in charity.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Keep the principal intact and dedicate its yield.” Ibn Abi Umar said: I found this report elsewhere in my book, through Sufyan, from Abdullah, from Nafi, from Ibn Umar, who said: Umar said something similar.
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The closing isnad note by Ibn Abi Umar is part of the Arabic source and is translated. It records a variant chain through Abdullah rather than Ubaydullah and summarizes the wording as similar.
Chapter 5
الْعَارِيَةِ
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Hisham ibn Ammar narrated to us: Ismail ibn Ayyash narrated to us: Shurahbil ibn Muslim said: I heard Abu Umamah say that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “A borrowed item must be returned, and an animal lent for its milk must be returned.”
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The Arabic distinguishes a general borrowed object (ariyah) from a milking animal lent for its milk (manihah); both return obligations are preserved.
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Hisham ibn Ammar and Abd al-Rahman ibn Ibrahim al-Dimashqi both narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Shuaib narrated to us, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Yazid, from Said ibn Abi Said, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, “A borrowed item must be returned, and an animal lent for its milk must be returned.”
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This is a separate report with a distinct chain and the same wording. Both transmitters at the start of its chain are retained.
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Ibrahim ibn al-Mustamir narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Abdullah narrated to us. Yahya ibn Hakim also narrated to us: Ibn Abi Adi narrated to us. Both routes are from Said, from Qatadah, from al-Hasan, from Samurah, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The hand is liable for what it has taken until it returns it.”
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The Arabic gives two routes that converge at Said; both are preserved. The concise legal wording علي اليد is rendered as liability resting on the person who took the property.
Chapter 6
الْوَدِيعَةِ
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Ubaydullah ibn al-Jahm al-Anmati narrated to us: Ayyub ibn Suwayd narrated to us, from al-Muthanna, from Amr ibn Shuaib, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever is entrusted with a deposit bears no liability for it.”
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The transmitter is identified only as al-Muthanna here. The English witness adds an exception for negligence; the Arabic wording in this block states the no-liability rule without that express qualification.
Chapter 7
الأَمِينِ يَتَّجِرُ فِيهِ فَيَرْبَحُ
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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Sufyan ibn Uyaynah narrated to us, from Shabib ibn Gharqadah, from Urwah al-Bariqi, that the Prophet ﷺ gave him a dinar to buy a sheep for him. He bought two sheep, sold one of them for a dinar, then came to the Prophet ﷺ with a dinar and a sheep. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed for blessing for him. Urwah said: After that, if he bought dust, he would profit from it.
Ahmad ibn Said al-Darimi narrated to us: Habban ibn Hilal narrated to us: Said ibn Zayd narrated to us, from al-Zubayr ibn al-Khirrit, from Abu Lubayd, Lamazah ibn Zubbar, from Urwah ibn Abi al-Jad al-Bariqi, who said: A caravan of goods arrived, and the Prophet ﷺ gave me a dinar. He then mentioned a similar account.
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Both complete transmission routes and both report forms are translated. The second route gives Urwah name with additional patronymic detail and summarizes the account as similar; the first adds the statement about his later good fortune.
Chapter 8
الْحَوَالَةِ
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Hisham ibn Ammar narrated to us: Sufyan ibn Uyaynah narrated to us, from Abu al-Zinad, from al-Araj, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Delaying payment by a person of means is wrongdoing. When one of you is referred to a solvent person for repayment, let him accept the transfer.”
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The Arabic condemns a solvent debtor delay and then refers to following a transfer to a solvent party, a debt-assignment context. The chain omitted by the English witness is supplied.
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Ismail ibn Tawbah narrated to us: Hushaym narrated to us, from Yunus ibn Ubayd, from Nafi, from Ibn Umar, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Delaying repayment by a person of means is wrongdoing. If you are referred to a solvent person, accept the referral.”
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This parallel wording makes the recipient of the referral explicit as a solvent person; the English witness rendering as transfer of the debt is retained in the sense of accepting the referral.
Chapter 9
الْكَفَالَةِ
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Hisham ibn Ammar and al-Hasan ibn Arafah both narrated to us: Ismail ibn Ayyash narrated to me: Shurahbil ibn Muslim al-Khawlani said: I heard Abu Umamah al-Bahili say that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “The guarantor is liable, and the debt must be repaid.”
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The Arabic presents two short legal declarations: the guarantor bears liability, and the debt remains to be discharged. Both initial transmitters are included.
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Muhammad ibn al-Sabbah narrated to us: Abd al-Aziz ibn Muhammad al-Darawardi narrated to us, from Amr ibn Abi Amr, from Ikrimah, from Ibn Abbas, who said: During the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, a man was pursuing a debtor who owed him ten dinars. The debtor said, “I have nothing to give you.” The creditor said, “No, by Allah, I will not leave you until you pay me or bring me a guarantor.” He dragged him to the Prophet ﷺ, who asked the creditor, “How long will you give him?” He replied, “One month.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Then I will guarantee him.” The debtor came to him at the time set by the Prophet ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ asked him, “Where did you get this?” He said, “From a mine.” He said, “There is no good in it,” and paid the debt on his behalf.
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The amount (ten dinars), the one-month respite, and the final statement about the mine are all explicit in the Arabic and retained. The closing “there is no good in it” is unusual and left untranslated beyond its literal sense.
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Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us: Abu Amir narrated to us: Shubah narrated to us, from Uthman ibn Abdullah ibn Mawhab, who said: I heard Abdullah ibn Abi Qatadah narrate from his father that a deceased man was brought to the Prophet ﷺ so that he might lead the funeral prayer over him. He said, “Pray over your companion, for he owes a debt.” Abu Qatadah said, “I will guarantee it.” The Prophet ﷺ asked, “In full?” He said, “In full.” The amount owed was eighteen or nineteen dirhams.
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The Arabic includes the Prophet question confirming that the guarantee covers full repayment, then gives the amount as eighteen or nineteen dirhams. Both alternatives are retained.
Chapter 10
مَنِ ادَّانَ دَيْنًا وَهُوَ يَنْوِي قَضَاءَهُ
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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Ubaydah ibn Humayd narrated to us, from Mansur, from Ziyad ibn Amr ibn Hind, from Ibn Hudhayfah—that is, Imran—from the Mother of the Believers Maymunah. She used to incur debts, and some of her family told her not to do so and reproached her for it. She said, “No! I heard my Prophet and beloved ﷺ say: If a Muslim incurs a debt and Allah knows that he intends to repay it, Allah will repay it on his behalf in this world.”
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The Arabic parenthetical identifies Ibn Hudhayfah as Imran, and that editorial clarification is preserved. The promise is conditional on the debtor intending repayment, as explicitly stated.
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Ibrahim ibn al-Mundhir narrated to us: Ibn Abi Fudayk narrated to us: Said ibn Sufyan—the client of the Aslamites—narrated to us, from Jafar ibn Muhammad, from his father, from Abdullah ibn Jafar, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Allah is with the debtor until he repays his debt, so long as it is not for something Allah dislikes.” Abdullah ibn Jafar would say to his treasurer, “Go and obtain a loan for me, for I dislike to spend a night without Allah being with me, in light of what I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.”
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The full Arabic includes a biographical note identifying Said ibn Sufyan as a client of the Aslamites and a report about Abdullah ibn Jafar borrowing in response. The English witness renders الدائن as “borrower”; the Arabic context and following explanation refer to the person in debt, which is translated as debtor.